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Cloverfield

Starring: Michael Stahl, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman
Seen at: Cinema

Very much hyped through a massive viral marketing campaign carried out over the past months, but does it live up to the expectations?

I'd say, partly it does. Producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves managed to portray the chaos, destruction and panic of a city under attack by the unknown very effectively. There are some set pieces that are simply breathtaking. It's just a shame, though, that in trying to be as 'authentic' and 'realistic' as possible, the camerawork is truely nauseating, to the point of it being incredibly difficult to focus on anything at all. If you thought the shaky camera in The Bourne Ultimatum was bad, be prepared for an over-the-top experience here.

All in all though, I thought Cloverfield was a well done, tense film. It definitely could've done with a bit more background information, and the movie's ending might seem a tad abrupt, but I've enjoyed it nonetheless. Worth a look, if you don't have motion sickness.

Score: 6.8 out of 10

the camerawork is truely nauseating
Yes it's quite difficult sometimes to see the details, the camera in one minute is still and after it's moving a lot.

I saw the movie last saturday, i enjoy it a lot, it's quite diferent from normal movies, as the entire movie was "recorded" by the characters, very interesting to watch, it was not the first one, i remember blair witch....
but it is very well done, with good special effects.
but look, dont drink alchool before the movie.... you can ...